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West Bengal Municipal Elections: Trinamool Heads For Landslide Victory
Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 93 of 107 municipalities.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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Supreme Court To Hear BJP's Plea For Central Forces In Bengal Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court order filed by the BJP regarding the need to deploy paramilitary forces for polls in West Bengal. Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled on Sunday.
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Amid Tussle Within, Trinamool Sweeps Civic Polls In 4 Bengal Towns
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today won local body elections in four major towns that voted on Saturday, reaffirming its grip over the state nearly a year after its big victory in the state election.
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Elections To 108 Municipalities In Bengal On February 27: State Election Commission
Elections to 108 municipalities of West Bengal will be held on Feb 27, State Election Commission said in its notification today, setting the stage for yet another contest for the ruling TMC and opposition BJP, nine months after assembly polls.
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Calcutta High Court Asks Bengal To Conduct Municipal Polls "As Early As Feasible"
The Calcutta High Court has directed that all steps should be taken to hold municipal elections in West Bengal as early as feasible since the terms of the councillors have long expired.
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Amit Shah To Launch Bengal BJP Campaign Today For Big-Ticket Local Polls
As northeast Delhi appears to make its way back to some kind of normalcy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kolkata today to kick off the BJP's campaign for the municipal elections in April across West Bengal with an eye on the big prize - the assembly polls of 2021.
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Sitaram Yechury Demands Fresh Municipal Elections in West Bengal
Lambasting the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal over violence in Municipal elections, CPI-M today said it was a "cold blooded murder of democracy" and called for fresh elections to the two Municipal Corporations monitored by Central forces.
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Mamata magic works in civic polls, her party puts Congress on notice
The Mamata magic remains intact a year after she powered a historic victory against the Left in West Bengal and became the state's Chief Minister. Her Trinamool Congress has won four of the six civic bodies. However, the CPM held onto Haldia near Nandigram, which is being seen as a setback for Ms Banerjee. Cooper's Camp, traditionally a Congress st...
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Six municipalities in West Bengal go to polls today
Around six lakh people in West Bengal are casting their vote today in elections to six municipal bodies across the state. It is the first local poll after the Trinamool Congress was swept to power in the state last year.
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West Bengal Municipal Elections: Trinamool Heads For Landslide Victory
Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 93 of 107 municipalities.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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Supreme Court To Hear BJP's Plea For Central Forces In Bengal Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court order filed by the BJP regarding the need to deploy paramilitary forces for polls in West Bengal. Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled on Sunday.
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Amid Tussle Within, Trinamool Sweeps Civic Polls In 4 Bengal Towns
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today won local body elections in four major towns that voted on Saturday, reaffirming its grip over the state nearly a year after its big victory in the state election.
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Elections To 108 Municipalities In Bengal On February 27: State Election Commission
Elections to 108 municipalities of West Bengal will be held on Feb 27, State Election Commission said in its notification today, setting the stage for yet another contest for the ruling TMC and opposition BJP, nine months after assembly polls.
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Calcutta High Court Asks Bengal To Conduct Municipal Polls "As Early As Feasible"
The Calcutta High Court has directed that all steps should be taken to hold municipal elections in West Bengal as early as feasible since the terms of the councillors have long expired.
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Amit Shah To Launch Bengal BJP Campaign Today For Big-Ticket Local Polls
As northeast Delhi appears to make its way back to some kind of normalcy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kolkata today to kick off the BJP's campaign for the municipal elections in April across West Bengal with an eye on the big prize - the assembly polls of 2021.
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Sitaram Yechury Demands Fresh Municipal Elections in West Bengal
Lambasting the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal over violence in Municipal elections, CPI-M today said it was a "cold blooded murder of democracy" and called for fresh elections to the two Municipal Corporations monitored by Central forces.
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Mamata magic works in civic polls, her party puts Congress on notice
The Mamata magic remains intact a year after she powered a historic victory against the Left in West Bengal and became the state's Chief Minister. Her Trinamool Congress has won four of the six civic bodies. However, the CPM held onto Haldia near Nandigram, which is being seen as a setback for Ms Banerjee. Cooper's Camp, traditionally a Congress st...
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Six municipalities in West Bengal go to polls today
Around six lakh people in West Bengal are casting their vote today in elections to six municipal bodies across the state. It is the first local poll after the Trinamool Congress was swept to power in the state last year.
